title: De Vega's tricuspid annuloplasty: analysis of 195 patients.
abstract: In the years 1984-1989, 195 De Vega tricuspid annuloplasties were performed in association with mitral or mitral-aortic valve procedures. Preoperatively, 9 patients (4.6%) were in New York Heart Association functional class II, 124 (63.6%) were in class III, and the remaining 62 (31.8%) were in class IV. Tricuspid insufficiency was recognized by routine digital palpation of the tricuspid valve during the operation in 42 (21.5%) of the patients. Hospital mortality rate was 7.6% (15 patients). Late deaths occurred in 6 (3.0%) cases during a follow-up period of 3 to 72 months (mean 42 months). 8 patients (4.1%) required reoperation. Tricuspid annuloplasty failure was observed in 4 patients (2%). These valves were replaced with biological valves in three patients and with a mechanical valve in one patient. 112 of the survivors (64.3%) were evaluated by echocardiography and/or right ventriculography. Analysis of postoperative data showed that in 84 of the 112 patients (75%) tricuspid regurgitation disappeared completely after annuloplasty, 88% of surviving patients were in functional class I or II. For the series presented actuarial survival rate at 6 years was 79.1% +/- 14.4%. In the light of this study we recommend De Vega's annuloplasty as the method of choice for moderate to severe functional tricuspid insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demiricin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatipğlu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Günay
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Böke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kes
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Bozer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*